Definition of tacks

"tacks" in the noun sense

1. tack

the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

2. tack

a short nail with a sharp point and a large head

3. stable gear, saddlery, tack

gear for a horse

4. sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud

nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

5. tack, tacking

nautical) the act of changing tack

6. tack

sailing a zigzag course

"tacks" in the verb sense

1. tack

fasten with tacks

"tack the notice on the board"

2. tack, wear round

turn into the wind

"The sailors decided to tack the boat"

"The boat tacked"

3. assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together

create by putting components or members together

"She pieced a quilt"

"He tacked together some verses"

"They set up a committee"

4. baste, tack

sew together loosely, with large stitches

"baste a hem"

5. append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on

fix to attach

"append a charm to the necklace"

6. interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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tacks in Scrabble®

The word tacks is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters tacks:

TACKS
(48)
STACK
(48)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word tacks

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tacks

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tacks in Words With Friends™

The word tacks is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters tacks:

STACK
(66)
TACKS
(66)
 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In tacks

STACK
(66)
TACKS
(66)
CASK
(63)
SACK
(63)
TACK
(63)
STACK
(60)
CASK
(57)
KATS
(54)
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(54)
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(48)
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(48)
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(45)
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(45)
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(44)
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Words within the letters of tacks

2 letter words in tacks (3 words)

3 letter words in tacks (6 words)

4 letter words in tacks (9 words)

5 letter words in tacks (Anagrams) (2 words)

tacks + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence tacks

Words that start with tacks (3 words)

Words with tacks in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving tacks

Shorter words in tacks

ta tack

Longer words containing tacks

attacks counterattacks

attacks groundattacks

attacks reattacks

hardtacks

retacks

stacks bookstacks

stacks chimneystacks

stacks haystacks

stacks multistacks

stacks restacks

stacks smokestacks

tacksman

tacksmen

thumbtacks

ticktacks